Central government expense in Kuwait
Central government expense in Kuwait was equal to 34.6% of GDP in 2006.
The latest value for Kuwait is for 2006. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Kuwait, 2006
34.6%
Change from 2005
+6.0percentage points
World, 2006
24.9%
Central government expense in Kuwait over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | – | 33.4% |
| 2019 | – | 26.7% |
| 2018 | – | 26.1% |
| 2017 | – | 26.3% |
| 2016 | – | 26.6% |
| 2015 | – | 26.8% |
| 2014 | – | 26.8% |
| 2013 | – | 27.1% |
| 2012 | – | 27.4% |
| 2011 | – | 27.5% |
| 2010 | – | 28.4% |
| 2009 | – | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.0 percentage points from 28.5% in 2005.
- Since 1994, when it was 52.2%, the figure has changed by −17.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2006 was 24.9%.